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	Zen Center of Denver : Members Training
		The purpose of dokusan is to discuss problems directly relating to your practice, to receive instruction in mindfulness training (and to report on the particular mindfulness efforts given), to demonstrate the results of work on your practice, and testing and validation of koan investigation.
		Dokusan is offered by Danan Henry Roshi to all members at every sitting during the spring and fall training periods except when there is a teisho or a ceremony scheduled.
		Dokusan is also conducted on Thursday evenings and Friday mornings during the summer and winter training periods, unless Roshi is out of town or a ceremony is scheduled.
	www.zencenterofdenver.org /MembersTraining/dokusan.html (237 words)

	Dokusan
		During dokusan, students may bring up questions relating to practice, may demonstrate their breath or koan work, or may simply sit quietly with the teacher.
		Dokusan may be brief or it may last a while, the length of time being no indication of the quality of the encounter.
		Upon hearing the small handbell, the next student in the dokusan line strikes the student bell twice with the wooden hammer and enters the dokusan room, closing the door.
	www.clearwaterzen.com /dokusan.htm (372 words)

	Boundless Way Zen (Boston, MA): Teaching and instruction: Dokusan: Going to see the Teacher
		Here is an opportunity to speak in a special place with a person who has traveled the spiritual path for many years, who has passed hundreds of koans, and who has the sanction as a teacher within a line that goes back more than a thousand years.
		Still, dokusan is meant to be intense and on point.
		On occasions when dokusan is offered, if you wish to see James you will be asked to place a card in front of your zabuton or chair.
	www.boundlesswayzen.org /dokusan.html (459 words)

	[No title]
		There are two instances when you do not do this, when you are leaving to go to dokusan and when you are leaving during kinhin (bow as you step out of the line but not at the door.) In the Dojo.
		The only exception to this is when you leave to go to dokusan, then your hands should be in gassho and your cushion under your arm.
		Dokusan is a chance for creativity and mutual deepening.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/zen/sesshina.txt (2768 words)

	welcome to the Zen Center
		The third pillar of a sesshin is dokusan which takes place twice a day, in the afternoon and the evening.
		This is a face to face vibrant, dynamic private encounter with the teacher allowing the student to demonstrate the fruits of their work on the cushion.
		There is no dokusan but encouraging words from the first monitor contribute to the requisite atmosphere for a profound practice.
	www.zenmontreal.ca /en/textonly/TOsesshins.htm (978 words)

	thezensite: Cave of Tigers book review
		Dokusan is the private interview in Zen practice between teacher and student.
		What is said in dokusan should stay in the dokusan room; therefore very little is written about these interviews and transcriptions of actual dialogue are even rarer.
		Admittedly, it is difficult to know whether these dialogues happened in the dokusan room or not (let alone whether they actually occurred as recorded) but some surely must have been recounted after the private interview.
	www.thezensite.com /ZenBookReviews/CaveOfTigers.htm (1474 words)

	Dokusan
		One important aspect of koan training is that a student must constantly go before his or her teacher in dokusan (interview, a process which in itself is good training).
		In the breakthrough koan practice students must demonstrate the truth of the koan and can't merely present theories or ideas.
		In subsequent koan practice there is a constant refining for there is always more to "not-do", yet not to leave undone.
	www.cezwright.com /dhammapada/dokusan.htm (95 words)

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		Stop the dokusan, noting down in order those returned to dojo unseen.
		(Dokusan is pronounced with short 'o' as DOKSAN.) l.55 p.m.
		Close dokusan line (bells as above) return to dojo.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bud/zen/sesshin3.txt (595 words)

	Zendo procedure
		No fear...Dokusan and dokusan is a Japanese term for "Private Interview" (Literally "Great Meeting") and is always with the head teacher or one of their assistants.
		As people disappear into the Dokusan room, everyone moves up a seat, till you are in the front of the queue--This is what is tenderly referred to as: "The Dokusan Line".
		This is the sound of the Dokusan bell, which indicates the end of one meeting and the beginning of the next.
	www.zenriver.nl /Shingi.htm (4739 words)

	Amazon.com: "dokusan room": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		All week the Roshi shimmered and danced with a wild joy that pervaded the dokusan room ("When you are happy at do- kusan, I wish only to dance with you!") and his teisho, too.
		That evening, after the sitting period had begun, the dokusan line was called.
		THE DOKUSAN ROOM Flickering candles, burning incense, soft light, and the Zen master's imposing presence all...
	www.amazon.com /phrase/dokusan-room (553 words)

	Austin Zen Center & Zenkei-ji Buddhist Temple: Zen Glossary
		Dokusan - A private interview between a student and a zen teacher or master.
		Dokusan is a critical element of zen training and an important part of sesshin, though it is by no means limited to sesshin: some modern teachers have expanded the practice of dokusan to include communication by telephone and e-mail.
		Those attending a sesshin are most aware of the jisha's role as the person who directs dokusan; the jisha announces when dokusan begins and guides students in and out.
	www.austinzencenter.org /azc/GlossaryOfTerms.shtml (3620 words)

	Mountain Moon Sangha
		When Sei’un Roshi is in residence she provides dokusan to her students during Wednesday evening sittings in Brisbane – Thursday evenings in Toronto.
		Dokusan is the term used for a student's one to one contact with an authorized Zen Master and is an integral part of Zen practice.
		This is a day of zazen with Dokusan / Interview and a Teisho (a particular kind of Dharma talk).
	www.mountainmoon.org /page3.html (481 words)

	EverydayZen Teachings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I think it would be better not to speak about what happens in dokusan (private meeting with the teacher), not that it’s a secret because there are no secrets.
		But if one reduces the experience that one has in dokusan to words and concepts to some extent you have destroyed the experience.
		Dokusan is a moment of truly meeting yourself that can remain for you, in your life, as a source of wonder.
	www.everydayzen.org /teachings/talk_SesshinNotes.asp (371 words)

	Auckland Zen Centre
		Sesshin is conducted in disciplined silence, with every aspect of the day geared towards focussing single-mindedly on the present moment.
		Dokusan (one-to-one instruction with the teacher) is offered three times a day, and voluntary sitting, outside of the formal rounds, is encouraged.
		Check-in is from 6 :00 to 7:00 (a light supper will be available at 7:15), with sitting from about 8:00 to 9: 30.
	www.aucklandzen.org.nz /sesshin.html (463 words)

	Chapin Mill Dispatch
		Individuals or families who would like to camp on the property in their own tents or RV’s are welcome to, and there will be plenty of room in the retreat center as well.
		There will be periods of silence, daily talks, more sitting than the regular training schedule, as well as daisan and dokusan.
		Dokusan will be offered Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings.
	www.rzc.org /html/chapinmill/ralph_work_2002.shtml (395 words)

	Ceremonies/Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		During dokusan (for formal students of Sensei) a student may bring up any matter or question directly relating to his or her practice.
		Two- to three-hour blocks of zazen and kinhin with dokusan end with teisho, chanting, meals, work periods and rest periods.
		It is said that one week of sesshin is the equivalent of one to three years of ordinary practice: though it is definitely not a substitute for daily practice.
	www.vzc.org /glossary.htm (1604 words)

	Chapin Mill Dispatch
		We could continue with these improvised arrangements until the huge temporary zendo in Phase I is ready for sitting, but instead want to begin "charging" the new facility with the daily zazen of the residents and guests.
		Before being painted, the drywall was carefully mudded (screw holes and seams erased) and sanded smooth, so that now the walls, with their quiet matte finish, are so featureless as to be somewhat disorienting.
		Then for dokusan we'll use one of the rooms in the future monitors' quarters, near the main entrance, far from the dorm zendo rooms.
	www.rzc.org /html/chapinmill/Dispatch_may8.shtml (543 words)

	Zazen Meditation at Rutgers
		When you came into dokusan later, you tried to put the strange experience into words, but it was so weird that you had a hard time describing it.
		Someone came into dokusan room last night and said, “Nothing special is going on, but I feel really great.” When I heard this, I thought, “Wonderful!” So long as we keep looking for the peak experience, we have misunderstood how progress actually gets made.
		A person might come into dokusan and say, “No luck with my koan today.” And I might say, “Well, just tell me about what’s happening.” And they might say, “ I keep trying to focus on the koan but then I just have this strange feeling that my face is disappearing.
	zazen.rutgers.edu /talks/caoshans-reality-body.html (5067 words)

	Distance Training
		Dokusan (private personal interview with Roshi), is usually held by telephone on the first Sunday of each month, usually in the evening.
		The dokusan co-ordinator arranges, a week or more in advance by email, a time for each student to telephone Roshi.
		A few days before telephone dokusan, students may send a short email to Roshi, telling her about their practice.
	www.zendo.org.nz /pages/distancetraining.html (292 words)

	Dharma Eye Zen Center in Marin
		Dokusan can be "formal" or "informal" by request of the student, and is offered on a donation basis.
		Any amount is warmly received: Steve pays $10 per hour for the use of the space.
		Please call or e-mail Steve to arrange for dokusan: 415.577.8440; myogenzen@comcast.net.
	www.dharmaeye.org (444 words)

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		In Japanese this is called dokusan, which means going alone to the teacher, and sanzen, going to Zen.
		As English-speakers, some of us use “work in the room,” another traditional term for these private meetings that are always part of a Zen retreat and that may also happen between retreats.
		“Dokusan is where I first was able to meet the darkness of life and know for sure that this was part of me and everyone,” another says.
	www.thebuddhadharma.com /issues/2004/winter/dharma_dictionary.html (879 words)

	welcome to the Montreal Zen Center
		Sitting in the formal zazen posture, facing the center of the zendo, immobile and attentive, each participant takes in each word with an open heart.
		He delivers his own teichos and holds dokusan for all those who wish to see him.
		Members have been asking for some time to be able to apply for sesshin via email.
	www.zenmontreal.ca /en/center/sesshins.htm (1241 words)

	Digital Zendo - Website on Zen Buddhist Practice (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Everyone knows that when they come to dokusan they will not be grabbed and bodily thrown out.
		In those days there were no organized seven-day sesshins, neither were there organized dokusans held three times a day.
		Dokusan, to describe it briefly, is a short period of consultation or confrontation with a Zen master.
	www.digitalzendo.com /main/library.cfm?library&step=19 (1897 words)

	Page
		Mukti offers dokusan (or private meetings for satsang inquiry) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in the San Jose area.
		She also offers dokusan by phone to those who live outside the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
		To schedule a private dokusan meeting or phone meeting with Mukti, please call (408) 728-3839.
	www.adyashanti.org /index.php?file=Mukti_Transmission (132 words)

	Welcome to Chicago Zen Center
		If you are interested in going to dokusan, please first check with the Head of Zendo.
		Each sitting, except for those on Wednesday and Friday mornings (which are simpler), begins with three strikes on the big bell.
		There are some restrictions on which of the four washrooms are available during dokusan.
	www.chicagozen.org /welcome2.shtml (439 words)

	Maria Kannon Zen Center Calendar
		sitting schedule I dokusan schedule I orientation talks I retreat schedule I other events
		Ruben Habito is available for individual consultation (dokusan) normally every other Wednesday during the evening sit, and once a month during the Saturday all-day zazenkai.
		He always offers words of encouragement, and a Zen talk (teisho) once a month at the all-day sit.
	www.mkzc.org /mkzc-calendar.htm (127 words)

	Upaya Zen Center: Santa Fe, New Mexico. Inspired by the 2600 year old tradition of Buddhism, Upaya offers practices and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Members at this level receive the members discount for retreats and dokusan with Roshi.
		Members at this level receive the members discount for retreats, free night lodging, and dokusan with Roshi.
		Members at this level receive the members discount for retreats, free night lodging, dokusan with Roshi, and a special Upaya gift.
	www.upaya.org /htmls/GI_Membership.html (159 words)

	Consulting & Email Services by Bonnie Greenwell Ph.D.
		With an intention of being available to potential students who have a serious commitment to waking up to their true nature, and to those who have had a realization and are learning to live from a new perspective, Bonnie offers the following services:
		DOKUSAN: Individual spiritual consultation and mentoring is available by email or phone.
		This is offered in the form of 30-minute consults to discuss specific questions related to your spiritual process, and may be done on a one time basis or once a month, with scheduled appointments.
	www.kundaliniguide.com /services.html (480 words)

	Sesshins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Other elements of sesshin are walking meditation, chanting, prostrations, work, rest periods, exercise, and vegetarian meals.
		Dokusan (private instruction with Sensei Graef) is offered three times a day, and there are daily teisho (Zen talks).
		Because of the demanding nature of sesshin, only people who have been sitting regularly should apply.
	www.casazen.org /sesshins.htm (138 words)

	Zen Center of Denver : Members Training
		Members are eligible to participate in all Temple activities, including regular dokusan, Sangha meetings, Board of Directors meetings, the formal student relationship with Roshi, ordination, and the Monastery Without Walls program.
		Upon completion of the interview the prospective member will begin paying dues and may attend dokusan on a regular basis.
		Applicants are given a copy of the Organization and Practice Guidelines book and are encouraged to read Taking the Path of Zen and The Mind of Clover by Robert Aitken (available in the ZCD Store).
	www.zencenterofdenver.org /MembersTraining (939 words)

	Activities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Dokusan is offered at every formal sitting when Sensei is in town.
		During sesshins, dokusan is offered three times a day.
		Ceremonies—For a full listing and short description of the ceremonies regularly observed at our Center, please click here.
	www.casazen.org /activities.htm (453 words)

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